University of Minnesota Athletics
Kennedy Selected in 20th Round by Detroit
6/4/2002 12:00:00 AM | Baseball
One of the most physically gifted athletes on the 2002 Minnesota roster, Kennedy started all but six games in right field over his four seasons. He ranks among the top 10 in school history in 26 different career statistical categories, and is the all-time leader in four of those categories, including games played and hits by a pitch. A three-time Scholar Athlete and Academic All-Big Ten award winner, Kennedy was named the 2002 Hormel Foods Baseball Classic Most Valuable Player and a member of the all-tournament team, after leading the field with a .636 batting average, including a 4-for-4 performance in the win over Alabama, currently the third-ranked team in the country. He was named All-Big Ten and Academic All-District in his final season, and leaves as the Big Ten Tournament record holder with three home runs and seven RBI in a tournament game versus Ohio State in 1999.
